by Aline El Helou | Mar 9, 2026 | University of Houston
When we hear the word “democratic crisis,” most of us picture something dramatic. A military takeover or a government collapsing overnight. The kind of thing that feels distant, like it only happens in other countries. That’s why what happened on January 6, 2021, felt...
by Rustylee Agyemang | Feb 14, 2026 | Boston University
Donald Trump’s use of AI-generated media, particularly content that fabricates or manipulates the speech and actions of political opponents, constitutes a form of democratic erosion by proxy: it does not directly dismantle democratic institutions, but it degrades the...
by Kevin Tushe | Feb 13, 2026 | Boston University
Since its creation in 1914, the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) has managed and coordinated a rotating press pool that is allotted coverage to White House briefings. Under this agreement, the major wire news sources of the United States, such as the...
by Jacob Johnston | Dec 15, 2025 | Georgia State University Perimeter College
Democratic Erosion in the United States and India Intro From 2024-2025, India’s democratic erosion is deeper because of opaque party finance, and because pressures on civil society have made political competition less fair and accountability harder to enforce....
